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quick question about 11 yr old corn snake

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shambala

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I'm not too sure as to what an 11 yr old corn snake should look like, if there even is a size itshould be. I just started feeding him live white mice, once a week. Before I was feeding him a pinkie/fuzzy or two about every week to two weeks. He is about 2.5-3 feet now with maybe an inch and a half circumference at his thickest part.

Here's a pic of my good pal Rico! Not the greatest quality, but as you can see he's getting ready to shed (Just gave him a nice bath to let him stretch and soak).
 

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Any reason he won't take frozen mice? Have you tried? It's safer for a number of reasons and nearly all cornsnakes don't even know the difference.

My adult males eat every two or three weeks, depending on how easily they gain weight. One adult mouse.
 
Using your thumb as a comparison i'd say he's thin...real thin. If you look from where he starts at your thumb and wraps around your hand you can easily see his backbone and ribs. Have you had him 11 years or is he a recent acquisition? If you've been feeding once a week I'd definitely stick with an adult mouse from here on out, and I'd stretch feeding times between 7-14 days, just to see if he (at this age) can put on some weight. :)
 
chris68 said:
Using your thumb as a comparison i'd say he's thin...real thin. If you look from where he starts at your thumb and wraps around your hand you can easily see his backbone and ribs. Have you had him 11 years or is he a recent acquisition? If you've been feeding once a week I'd definitely stick with an adult mouse from here on out, and I'd stretch feeding times between 7-14 days, just to see if he (at this age) can put on some weight. :)
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Wouldn't a adult be too big after always getting fuzzies? I would build it up in size, despite being 11 year old he has the body of a 2 year old.
 
atmox said:
Wouldn't a adult be too big after always getting fuzzies? I would build it up in size, despite being 11 year old he has the body of a 2 year old.
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That's a good point, hopefully the OP will give us a little more info...
 
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